Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Who needs downtime.

Since the wedding we've jumped right into prepping for our fall-spring home remodel and planning for our winter honeymoon.

We don't really do downtime.

Tentatively we will move into the house on Gala Sept. 13-14. We have been running numbers and running all over town in preparation for the work we will do, and spent hours staring at kitchen cabinets (It's a tough call between the Honey Almond or the Auburn finish as to which better accents the simple lines of the Shaker-style cabinet faces). A lot of pretty nice little Saturdays. When the first phase of the remodel is complete, we'll host the San Diego Lime. Date and time TBA.

As for the honeymoon, we've been learning all we can about ultralight-weight gear for the backpacking we will do. We just bought a pair of thermal sleeping bags that weigh less than 1.5 pounds each and that wad up small enough to fit in your pocket. New Zealand limits the number of people allowed on its back country treks and spots fill up fast, so we've already booked two long tramps for Christmas and New Years — check them out: We'll wake up Christmas morning on the Heaphy Track and New Year's Day on the Kepler Track.

Jason

PS: I checked Trailbrook's site twice by 9 a.m. today for wedding pictures. Anyone else want to weigh in?

3 comments:

Paul Reams said...

Heaphy track looks like a blast...watch out for those carnivorous land snails.

Checked the trailbrook blog at 10:50 or so. No update yet.

Unknown said...

I checked Trailbrook last night at 11:45 p.m. and this morning at 7 a.m.

As for the carnivorous land snails, we'll walk softly and carry a big bag of salt.

Unknown said...

I am tired of checking the Trailbrook site, someone just e-mail me and tell me when the pictures are ready. New Zealand will be awesome. I am actually looking forward to coming home and helping with some work on the Gala house after Anna's wedding.